Cost Manager

Currie & Brown; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a Cost Manager to join our growing Dubai team. You will support project leaders, deliver cost management services, and maintain clear client communications to ensure successful project outcomes.

The role emphasizes collaboration across projects, knowledge sharing, and contributing to our culture of innovation. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant degree, have procurement experience, and ideally MRICS membership, with prior experience in the Middle East and in a global

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent is required.
• Procurement experience is essential for the role.
• Membership of MRICS is preferred but not essential.
• Technical delivery experience in a global consultancy is expected.
• Experience in the Middle East is preferred.
• Client-facing abilities are important.
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive and commercially astute.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate cost advice and reporting to clients.
• Deliver projects, commissions and professional assignments.
• Maintain effective communication for successful project completion; liaise with managers for financial control.
• Undertake cost management services as part of a team.
• Deliver outputs accurately and on time.
• Support team leaders in cost management of projects.
• Represent the company professionally and build strong client relationships.

Skills

Procurement experience

Client facing

Proactive

Assertive

Commercial awareness

Middle East experience

Global consultancy experience

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

MRICS certification (preferred)

Tools

N/A

Job description

Currie & Brown are looking for a Cost Manager to join our growing team in Dubai.

As a Cost Manager you will support project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.

You will be:

• Providing accurate cost advice and reporting to our clients
• Delivering projects, commissions and professional assignments
• Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects; liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control
• Undertaking cost management services as part of a team
• Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner
• Providing support to the team leader/service leaders in the cost management of projects
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; building great client relationships

What do you need:

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• Previous procurement experience is essential for the role
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) - preferred but not essential
• Previous technical delivery experience gained within a global consultancy firm
• Previous Middle East experience
• To be comfortable working in a client facing role
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute

Our corporate values

At Currie & Brown, we know that when it comes to a good idea, it doesn't matter where it comes from. That's why we take a collaborative, open-door approach to running our business. Our people, from apprentices to senior management, make our company what it is. Everyone in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced, contributes to our success in their own way, and we have fun doing it.

Unlike other companies, we focus on the long term and deliver on our commitments. We take a compassionate and inclusive approach to our work and always invest in the future of our people. Whether it's the desire to work internationally, the urge to develop, or even the curiosity to work in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage, offering guidance, support and the structure to achieve. That's why so many of us have been building successful careers here for so long.

With the backing of our parent company, we are an independent company. Our people are able to make quick and flexible decisions, and work directly with some of the world's best partner brands in our industry through Dar Group.

This mix of our scale and size, our partnerships and our people makes us a true industry leader around the world.